SEE SECTION 2(1)(g)

(1) Performing any inhuman, evil act and black magic in search of precious things, bounty and hidden treasure for similar reasons in the name of such as banamathi, Mata-Mantra, assaulting any person, parading naked or put a ban on his daily activities or instigate advice or encourage committing of such inhuman acts. (2) To create an impression by declaring that a power inapprehensible by senses has influenced one's body or that a person has possessed such power thereby create fear in the minds of others or to threaten others of evil consequences for not following the advice of such person or deceive defraud and deter him. (3) Under the pretext of expelling the ghost, assaulting by tying the person with rope or chain, beating by stick or whip to make the person drink foot wear soaked water, giving chilli smoke hanging a person to roof fixing with rope or by a hair or pluck his hair, causing pain by way of touching heated object to organs or body of a person, forcing a person to perform sexual act in the open, practice inhuman acts, putting urine or human excreta forcibly in the mouth of a person or practice any such acts. (4) By making the persons believe that a particular person practices banamathi, Mata- Mantra black magic or brings under the influence of ghost or diminishes the milking capacity of a cattle by mantra-tantra or similarly accusing a particular person that, he brings misfortune to others or is a cause for spread of diseases and thereby making the living of such person miserable, troublesome or difficult, to declare a person as saithan or incarnation of saithan. (5) To create a panic in the minds of public in general by way of invoking ghost or mantras or threaten to invoke ghost creating an impressing that there is ghostly or warth of power inapprehensible by senses causing physical injuries and preventing a person taking medical treatment, instead diverting him to practice inhuman evil and aghory acts or treatment threatening a person with a death or causing physical pains or causing financial loss by practicing or tend to practice black magic or inhuman act. (6) Claiming to perform surgery by fingers or claiming to change the sex of a foetus in womb of a woman. (7) To create an impression that special supernatural powers are present in himself, incarnation of another person or holy spirit or that the devotee was his wife, husband or paramour in the past birth thereby indulging into sexual activity with such person. (8) Persuading, propagating or facilitating rituals that involve self-inflicted injuries such as hanging from a hook: inserted into the body (sidi) or pulling a chariot by a hook inserted into the body; (9) Persuading, propagating or facilitating rituals involving harm inflicted on children in the name of curing them, such as throwing them on thorns or from heights; (10) Practicing evil practices against women by forcing isolation, prohibiting re-entry into the village or facilitating segregation of menstruating or postpartum women; and subjecting women to inhuman and humiliating practices such as parading them naked in the name of worship or otherwise, such as "betthale seve"; (11) Forcing any person to carry on evil practices such as killing of an animal by biting its neck (gaavu), that cause harm to public health nuisance. (12) Facilitating any person or persons to roll over (urulu seve) on the leaves of left over food by other persons in any public or/and religious places, or similar practices that violate human dignity. (13) Coersing any person or persons to perform fire-walk at the time of jatras and Religious festivals, causing physical injury. (14) The practice of piercing from rods from one side of, jaw to another side of the jaw including the tounge i.e., "baibiga" practice. (15) Pelting of stones in the name of Banamathi, Mata-Mantra and mantra-tantra on the residential houses during night or day. (16) Prohibiting and preventing a person from taking medical treatment in case of dog, snake or scorpion bite and instead of giving him treatment like mantra-tantra, ganda-dora or such other things. The above translation of PÀ£ÁðlPÀ CªÀiÁ£À«ÃAiÀÄ zÀÄμÀÖ ¥ÀzÀÞwUÀ¼ÀÄ ºÁUÀÆ ªÁªÀiÁZÁgÀ EªÀÅUÀ¼À ¥Àæw§AzsÀ ªÀÄvÀÄÛ ¤ªÀÄÆð®£É C¢ü¤AiÀĪÀÄ, 2017 (2017gÀ PÀ£ÁðlPÀ C¢ü¤AiÀĪÀÄ ̧ÀASÉå : 46) be published in the official Gazette under clause (3) of Article 348 of the Constitution of India. VAJUBHAI VALA GOVERNOR OF KARNATAKA By Order and in the name of the Governor of Karnataka K. DWARAKANATH BABU Secretary to Government Department of Parliamentary Affairs